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The West of England Combined Authority and North Somerset Council have launched an enhanced partnership to improve bus services across the region.

Young people who have been in care are set to benefit from a range of additional support from North Somerset Council. This includes council tax exemption and tailored help into education, employment and training.

A popular road junction in Weston-super-Mare will have a new pedestrian crossing added and its traffic lights refurbished next month as part of North Somerset Council's ongoing roads maintenance programme.

Four pedestrian crossings in North Somerset will undergo improvement works over the coming month as part of North Somerset Council's programme of ongoing maintenance. Each crossing will take five days to upgrade.

North Somerset libraries will be joining in the celebrations again this World Book Day, offering the perfect place for everyone to find a book they love.

North Somerset Council has been allocated £2.5m from the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to invest over the next three years in projects to improve the lives of local people and boost the local economy.

Foster carers approved by North Somerset Council who live in the local authority area will no longer need to pay council tax and will receive increased fostering payments from 1 April 2023.

At their meeting last night, North Somerset Council's elected members approved the council budget for the year ahead. When the initial budget was prepared in autumn 2022, a gap of £17m was identified between the costs of service delivery and the available funding, and considerable work has been undertaken across the organisation since then to identify and present a balanced budget. 

North Somerset Council has installed lighting within the Strawberry Line tunnel at Shute Shelve, near Winscombe, to illuminate the path during daylight hours to improve visibility for users.

North Somerset residents are being invited to have their say on the future demand for public electric vehicle charging points across North Somerset.

As days start to get longer, neighbourhoods across North Somerset are being encouraged to apply to close their roads and enjoy regular, traffic free community sessions, thanks to support from North Somerset Council.

North Somerset’s Youth Offending Service (YOS) and prevention service partnership has been recognised for providing a quality service to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

As the conflict in Ukraine approaches its anniversary this week, North Somerset Council is stepping up the measures available locally for everyone involved in the Homes for Ukraine scheme, and calling for extra support as some refugees seek additional independence.

North Somerset Council is investing £605,000 to improve Clevedon Road in Tickenham, with work due to start next week.

A package of works to make the High Street, North End Road and various other roads in Yatton safer and more accessible is set to begin on Monday 20 February.